THE "NO" DANCE
Yamada San said: "Come, and see the 'No'—
Those songs and dances of our old Japan:—
They make the ancient music faithfully
This evening at my Lord the Governor's;
You shall be honorably pleased. What best
Kyoto boasts of geishas will be there,
With Nara's koto-player; Haru San
To beat the drum. O Yuki San's the Boy;
O Tsuru plays the Fairy in first dance—
The 'Feather Dress.'"
So to the Governor's
That evening, through the lanes of lamps, we went.
And, when the feast was ended on the mats—
Three sides of a full square of friendliness,
